ArticleJournal of health care for the poor and underserved2015
Changes in smoking-related symptoms during enforced abstinence of incarceration.
Article in Journal of health care for the poor and underserved, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.
- Smoking in Correctional Settings Worldwide: Prevalence, Bans, and Interventions.Epidemiologic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Goals and Plans of Incarcerated Men Postrelease.Journal of correctional health care : the official journal of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care · 2016Trial
- Exclusive E-Cigarette Users Report Lower Levels of Respiratory Symptoms Relative to Dual E-Cigarette and Cigarette Users.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2020Article
- Examining Arrest and Cigarette Smoking in Emerging Adulthood.Tobacco use insights · 2020Article
- UK news media representations of smoking, smoking policies and tobacco bans in prisons.Tobacco control · 2018Article
- Validation of a Respiratory Symptom Questionnaire in Adolescent Smokers.Tobacco regulatory science · 2015Article
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Abstract
backgroundTobacco use among prisoners is much higher than among the general population. Little is known about changes in smoking-related symptoms during periods of incarceration. The objective of this study is to evaluate changes in smoking-related symptoms during incarceration.
methodsWe recruited 262 inmates from a tobacco-free prison. At baseline, participants were asked about smoking-related symptoms prior to incarceration and then asked about recent symptoms.
resultsAll symptom scores on the American Thoracic Society Questionnaire (ATSQ) improved during incarceration. Higher ATSQ scores were associated with asthma, depressive symptoms, stress, higher addiction and more pack years of smoking. Greater improvement in symptoms was not associated with smoking status after release.
conclusionForced tobacco abstinence leads to significant improvements in smoking-related symptoms. However, improvements in symptoms are not associated with smoking behavior changes. Addressing changes in symptoms during incarceration will require further evaluation in smoking cessation interventions for incarcerated populations.
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